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10. A Cheeky Dig At Matthew Vaughn's Heritage
Very much living up to the con-men moniker and then some, Dexter Fletcher's Cody and Steve John Shepherd's Tiptoes both go out of their way to recall a story to XXXX of the latter pretending to be the Earl of Oxford when trying to chat up some American women in a bar.
Far from just being a meaningless throwaway gag, however, this comment is actually a direct dig at director Matthew Vaughn's very much legit heritage. As it goes, the mind behind Kick-Ass and Kingsman is actually a descendant of Edward Harley, third Earl of Oxford and Mortimer.
Yet, Vaughn isn't in fact eligible to take on said title due to the fact that it has now been discontinued and replaced by the Earl of Oxford and Asquith. Tough luck, Vaughny.